Colin Bond (footballer)

Colin Bond
Colin Bond
Personal information
Full name	Colin Bond
Date of birth	5 November 1941 (age 76)
Original team(s)	East Coburg [1]
Height	180 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	73 kg (161 lb)
Playing career1
	1 Playing statistics correct to the end of 1966.
	Sources: AFL Tables, AustralianFootball.com

Last updated March 20, 2019

Colin Bond (born 5 November 1941) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Fitzroy in the Victorian Football League (VFL).

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground. Points are scored by kicking the oval-shaped ball between goal posts or between behind posts.

The Fitzroy Football Club, nicknamed the Lions or the Roys, is an Australian rules football club formed in 1883 to represent the inner-Melbourne suburb of Fitzroy, Victoria and was a foundation member club of the Victorian Football League on its inception in 1897. The club experienced some early success in the league and was the first club to win a VFL Grand Final. It also achieved a total of eight VFL premierships between 1898 and 1944, and more recently three VAFA promotions in 2009, 2012 and 2018.

The Australian Football League (AFL) is the pre-eminent professional competition of Australian rules football. Through the AFL Commission, the AFL also serves as the sport's governing body, and is responsible for controlling the laws of the game. The league was founded as the Victorian Football League (VFL) as a breakaway from the previous Victorian Football Association (VFA), with its inaugural season commencing in 1897. Originally comprising only teams based in the Australian state of Victoria, the competition's name was changed to the Australian Football League for the 1990 season, after expanding to other states throughout the 1980s.

Bond made his debut for Fitzroy in Round 6 of the 1961 VFL season, playing two matches in his debut year. He followed up in 1962 with seven matches and 1963 with four matches before becoming more of a regular player in 1964. He played his final VFL match in 1967 having played 54 league matches.^[2]^[3]

The 1961 Victorian Football League season was the 65th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

The 1962 Victorian Football League season was the 66th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

The 1963 Victorian Football League season was the 67th season of the elite Australian rules football competition.

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References

↑ Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.
↑ "Colin Bond - Stats". AFL Tables. afltables.com. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
↑ "Colin Bond". Australian Football. Slattery Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

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[1] Holmesby, Russell; Main, Jim (2007). The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers. BAS Publishing. ISBN 9781920910785.

[2] "Colin Bond - Stats". AFL Tables. afltables.com. Retrieved 17 April 2013.

[ausfootball-3] "Colin Bond". Australian Football. Slattery Media Group. Retrieved 17 April 2013.